The most popular story by month in 2015 on KTAR.com

Dec 29, 2015, 6:17 AM | Updated: 1:20 pm

While a list of the most popular stories on KTAR.com is indicative of the whole year, it’s a lot more interesting when it’s broken down into a month-by-month report, which, coincidentally, is what we’ve done below.

In the beginning of 2015, our site was dominated by the ongoing Jodi Arias trial and all of the related analysis and zaniness that surrounded the case since the day she first entered a courtroom. Of course, the Superbowl being held in Arizona was also popular.

As the year went on, the fallout from Jodi Arias continued to garner clicks, but other stories about spring training and some new food arrivals (Lou Malnati’s, anyone?) were also quite popular with readers.

As 2015 came to a close, most of you were reading about a shooter or shooters on Interstate 10 in the Phoenix area, an uptick in storms and the shooting on the Northern Arizona State University campus.

Click through the gallery below to see each month’s most-read story. If you click on the link below each photo, you can see that month’s breakdown of popular stories.

Thanks for reading KTAR.com and we look forward to bring you more news that matters to you in 2016!

Most-read January: Legally Speaking: What is on tap next in the Jodi Arias case?Now that we have the answers to the long outstanding questions of whether the case will be dismissed or whether death will be taken off the table, the question becomes where do we go from here?Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read February: Legally Speaking: Decision time coming up for Jodi Arias juryWill it be life or death for Jodi Arias and what does that actually mean? Some sarcastically have said that the day would never come, but it will, although much later than originally anticipated.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read March: Legally Speaking: Why are the deliberations in the Jodi Arias case taking so long?Hope still exists that this jury will in fact reach a unanimous decision. However, it could be argued that for every minute that passes, the more entrenched they become in their individual position and there will be no decision.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read April: Legally Speaking: A look at Jodi Arias' life at the Perryville Women's PrisonArias has been transferred to Perryville Women's Prison in Goodyear. She will spend each night in a 12-foot-by-7-foot concrete cell.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read May: Former MLB player puts multimillion dollar Arizona property on marketBaseball fans: Grab your bats, your wallets and step up to the plate.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read June: Phoenix anti-Muslim protest organizer: I thought I was going to dieThe organizer of an anti-Muslim protest outside of a Phoenix mosque said he thought he may be killed by a terrorist during the event.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read July: Arizona Cardinals’ Tyrann Mathieu attempts to survive hot car, can’tTyrann Mathieu, star defensive back on the Arizona Cardinals, did in a public service announcement for PETA illustrating the consequences of leaving a dog inside a car in hot weather.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read August: Arizona burrito joint named one of best in the nationWho doesn’t like a good burrito? If you’re one of those burrito-lovin’ folk and you happen to live in Yuma, Arizona, you’re in luck!Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read September: Milstead: Weapon used in I-10 shootings ‘forensically linked’ to suspect in custodyArizona Department of Public Safety officials announced Friday night that they have apprehended an individual suspected in the Interstate 10 shootings.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read October: Funnel cloud seen near Phoenix as wet weather moves across ArizonaA funnel cloud was spotted northwest of the Phoenix area as patches of extreme weather moved across the state.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read November: Man saves penguin, penguin visits man every yearBack in March of 2011, retired bricklayer João Pereira de Souza, 71, found JingJing, a Patagonian penguin, covered in oil on the beach near his home in Ilha Grande.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

Most-read December: It’s time for…’Family Feud!’ Game show auditions to be held in PhoenixLooking to get the opportunity to square up against Steve Harvey on one of America’s most loved game shows? Look no further.Check out the rest of the month's most-read stories.

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