You Decide: Vote for the top local news stories of 2016 (Vote for 5)
Published 4:03 pm Monday, December 19, 2016
We want your votes, Austin.
The Austin Daily Herald is letting you, the reader, pick the top local stories of 2016.
What had a major impact on Austin? What were the biggest crimes? What were your favorite events? What were the most heart-warming or entertaining stories of the year?
Choose up to 10 stories before the voting closes. Look for the recaps of the top stories on Friday, Dec. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 1, in the print and online versions of the Herald. Then check out some of the stories to watch for in 2017 on Monday, Jan. 2.
You Decide: Vote for the top local news stories of 2016.
- Mall comes down, Hy-Vee going up. (22%, 131 Votes)
- Hormel opens new Spam Museum, celebrates 125 years (12%, 71 Votes)
- Trump wins presidency; Helle, Fischer win City Council Seats; Dube joins school board. (7%, 43 Votes)
- Hormel Institute doubles in size, unveils Ray Live Learning Center. (6%, 36 Votes)
- Council OKs rec center plan at downtown power plant. (5%, 30 Votes)
- Deputy Brady Muelken passes away. (4%, 23 Votes)
- Ettinger retires from Hormel</ (4%, 22 Votes)
- Nesvold finishes grueling 300M4FREEDOM. (3%, 20 Votes)
- Austin Utilities moves to new central facility. (3%, 17 Votes)
- Austin native, author makes Time’s most influential list. (3%, 17 Votes)
- Hallmark closing (3%, 15 Votes)
- Dolphin retires, former intern takes over. (3%, 15 Votes)
- Police officer shoots suspect after chase through Austin. (2%, 14 Votes)
- Donut Connection closes; The Green Ranch opens. (2%, 13 Votes)
- City reacts to drug issues, overdose deaths. (2%, 13 Votes)
- Austin native shot, killed in Fla. police academy exercise. (2%, 12 Votes)
- Sweet Reads opens downtown. (2%, 11 Votes)
- Red Bike debuts. (2%, 11 Votes)
- McDonald seeks right to die on his own terms. (2%, 10 Votes)
- Board votes to close Brownsdale school. (2%, 9 Votes)
- Philomathian Religious Books closes. (2%, 9 Votes)
- Jordals keep striving to honor late daughter’s life. (2%, 9 Votes)
- New owners, new ideas; Lansing Corners reopens (1%, 8 Votes)
- Loon Juice adds 3 flavors, cider facility. (1%, 6 Votes)
- Ulwelling daughter honors late father with tribute on her wedding day. (1%, 6 Votes)
- Hormel discusses donating Ramsey Dam to city; city discusses waterways projects. (1%, 5 Votes)
- Police seek tips after repeated graffiti incidents. (1%, 4 Votes)
- High waters causing issues. (1%, 4 Votes)
- Knoebel leaves AACA, Helle takes arts post. (1%, 4 Votes)
- Younkers remodels. (1%, 3 Votes)
- Austin native arrested, charged in fatal hit-and-run. (1%, 3 Votes)
- Man arrested after domestic situations lead to street closures (0%, 2 Votes)
- Goshorn replaces Todd Hepler at Hy-Vee (0%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 267
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