The day in photos, June 2, 2011

photo by: Richard Gwin

An empty lot at 27th and Iowa streets could be the new home of an Olive Garden in Lawrence.

photo by: Randy Lewis | Special to the Journal-World

Rubble was caught in a tree in Joplin, Mo., during Memorial Day weekend.

photo by: AP Photo | John Hanna

Kari Ann Rinker, Kansas state coordinator for the National Organization for Women, points out the tires she brought to a news conference to protest recent remarks by state Rep. Pete DeGraaf, a Mulvane Republican, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 outside the Statehouse, in Topeka. DeGraaf supports a new state law requiring women to buy separate health insurance policies if they want most abortions covered and compared buying them to having a spare tire on a car.

photo by: Randy Lewis | Special to the Journal-World

An American flag flies among the rubble in Joplin, Mo., during Memorial Day weekend.

photo by: Thad Allton, Topeka Capital Journal | AP Photo

Karli Meier sells doughnuts at the Rees Farm store in Topeka May 31, 2011. Topeka residents wanting one of the popular cider doughnuts from Rees Fruit Farm won’t be able to get them at the farmers’ market held every Wednesday on the Statehouse grounds.

photo by: Special to the Journal-World

Cindy Burnett was killed Tuesday, May 31, on the South Lawrence Trafficway when a metal object from a passing car struck the windshield of the vehicle she was riding in.