photo by: Richard Gwin

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical workers treat a 52-year-old Lawrence man after his bicycle collided with a city sanitation vehicle at Lyon and North Second streets in North Lawrence. Sgt. Matt Sarna, a Lawrence police spokesman, said the bicyclist received a citation for operating a bicycle without brakes. The sanitation vehicle’s driver at 11:20 a.m. was completing a legal left turn when the cyclist, who was northbound on the east sidewalk, entered the intersection and struck the city truck, Sarna said. The cyclist was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, police said.

photo by: Marilyn

A sunny afternoon in late fall at Clinton Lake.

photo by: Scott Rothschild

Terry Forsyth, president of the Working Kansas Alliance, speaks Friday during news conference announcing formation of the group.

photo by: AP Photo/Salina Journal, Tom Dorsey

A Buddhist monk carries American and Kansas flags at daybreak Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in Saline County south of Salina, Kansas. The flags were placed at the road entrance to The Buddhist Temple of Kansas.

photo by: iStock photo

Holiday cacti are more often called Christmas cacti, but there are actually three species — Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. They are named for the holiday that most closely coincides with their respective bloom time.

photo by: Twila

Fall colors were abundant during a stroll through this Lawrence neighborhood.

photo by: Special to the Journal-World

Kara Schnake, a student at Augusta High School, works in a chemistry lab at Fort Hays State University, where she is enrolled in the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science.