The day in photos, February 2, 2011

photo by: Ben Curtis/AP Photo

A group of pro-government supporters take to the streets following Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's speech, today in the Imbaba neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. After Mubarak announced Tuesday he would not run for a new term in September elections but rejected protesters' demands he step down immediately and leave the country, clashes erupted between protesters and government supporters in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria and gunshots were heard, according to footage by Al-Jazeera television.

photo by: Pete Haack | Special to the Journal-World

Lawrence resident Pete Haack took this photo Tuesday. "While I was content to stay indoors during the blizzard this afternoon, my dog Farley did need to head outside to brave the elements, if ever so briefly. It didn't take long, though, for him to be covered in blowing snow and ready to come back in."

photo by: Scott Rothschild

Kansas Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli and Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday survey weather reports from the State Emergency Operations Center in Topeka.

photo by: U.S. National Weather Service

The U.S. National Weather Service is predicting 9-13 inches of snow for Douglas County by Wednesday.

photo by: Andrew Short | Special to the Journal-World

This water beetle of the genus cetiocyon is one species discovered by Kansas University assistant professor and researcher Andrew Short in Suriname.

photo by: Andrew Short | Special to the Journal-World

KU assistant professor Andrew Short sifts through water beetle specimens he collected in Suriname.