Photo gallery: The day in photos, Dec. 10, 2011

photo by: Mike Yoder

Emergency personnel put a man into a Lifestar helicopter near Lyon Park in North Lawrence, Friday afternoon. The man was injured in an accident while cutting branches from a tree.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Free State's Shawn Knighton (10) puts up a shot against Shawnee Heights on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Topeka.

photo by: Nick Krug

Maura Weis, wife of Charlie Weis, listens to her husband's press conference alongside son Charlie Jr. at the Anderson Family Football Complex on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011.

photo by: Nick Krug

Charlie Weis laughs at the podium as he addresses media members during a news conference in which Weis was announced as the new football coach for KU on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 at the Anderson Family Football Complex.