Top local news stories of 2011

EUGENE, Ore. - The economy resonated with people in Western Oregon, with both "Economy and unemployment" and "Occupy Eugene" scoring high in a poll on KVAL.com asking you to pick the top local news stories of 2011.

Most of the other stories on the list polled equally, give or take a few votes.

By a clear margin, however, you chose the shooting death of Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen as the top local news story of 2011 from the list below:

State fires UO president

Occupy Eugene

Eugene Civic Stadium

Duck football ups and downs

W. 11th EmX extension

Eugene police officer shot, killed

Economy and unemployment

Murderer mom sentenced to die

Local schools close due to budget cuts

2 South Eugene students drown

Coming Friday, Dec. 30, 2011: The Most Viewed Stories of 2011 on KVAL.com