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Power 96 News for September 6th 2024
09/06/2024
The Austin city council has locked in a tentative 13 percent property tax increase to help fund a $ 9 million tax levy it has for its proposed 2025 budget.
Power 96 News for September 5th 2024
09/05/2024
A Mower County man was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his connection to a robbery in January of this year.
Power 96 Newsbrief 09-04-24
09/04/2024
On Tuesday the Freeborn County Board of Commissioners voted to move forward with a letter to the leadership of the Mayo Clinic Health System.
Power 96 News for September 3rd 2024
09/03/2024
The Iowa State patrol has identified 11 year old Mae Helgeson of Lake Mills, as the person involved in a UTV accident in Winnebago County over the weekend.
Power 96 News for 08-30
08/30/2024
An Austin man was injured in a crash on Thursday in Nicollet County.
Latest Sports News
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Power 96 Sports for September 6th 2024
09/06/2024
Last night, Albert Lea Tiger Girls soccer fell to Winona 3-Nil at the Gus. Boys soccer had no score reported. And the Albert Lea girls swimming and diving fell to Northfield with a score of 49 to 95.
Power 96 Sports for September 5th 2024
09/05/2024
Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer in an eight-run fourth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays went on to beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday night.
Power 96 Sports for 09-04-24
09/04/2024
Tiger Girls soccer defeated Austin last night in Austin 1-nil. Boys soccer hosted Austin at the Gus and fell to the Packers 8-2. The Tiger Volleyball team fell to Red Wing on the road 3 sets to 1.
Power 96 Sports for September 3rd 2024
09/03/2024
The local High School Football season opened up Friday night with a lot of local action. As heard here on Power 96, the Albert Lea Tigers were able to hang tough against the Saints of Saint Peter to open the season.
Power 96 Sports for 08-30
08/30/2024
Highschool football is back, and tonight the Albert Lea Tigers will travel to St. Peter to take on the Saints.