Colorado Springs

Female Soldier Sentenced To 10 Months Over Desertion

Eyder Peralta — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:53:00 +0000

The first female to desert during the Iraq war was sentenced to 10 months in prison after she pleaded guilty late Monday during a court-martial.

The AP reports that Pfc. Kimberly Rivera, 30, deserted during a two-week leave in 2007.

Colorado Is The 8th Friendliest Small Business State

Emily Boyer — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:13:40 +0000

Colorado is one of the friendliest states for small businesses in the nation according to a survey by the Kauffman Foundation in partnership with Thumbtack.com.

Night Beds On World Cafe

David Dye — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:37:00 +0000

Night Beds is the work of Winston Yellen, who originally started making music in his hometown of Colorado Springs. But he traveled to Nashville to write the songs for Night Beds' debut album, Country Sleep, in a pre-Civil War cabin once owned by Johnny Cash.

The lyrics may have come from Nashville, but the record's open, dusty sound is pure Colorado.

Colorado College Student's 'Harlem Shake' On A Plane Has FAA Investigating

Mark Memmott — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:06:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG6p0z_W2Bo

FAA Investigates 'Shakes' On A Plane

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:03:00 +0000
Transcript
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne with news of shakes on a plane.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HARLEM SHAKE")
BAAUER: (singing) The Harlem Shake.
MONTAGNE: Countless videos have documented the craze of groups of people dancing wildly to the song "Harlem Shake." Now gone viral: a group of Colorado College students - one in a banana costume - crowded into the aisle of a Frontier flight. It does look like the plane might be shaking. The FAA is investigating, though a spokeswoman for Frontier Airlines says the seatbelt sign was off. It's MORNING EDITION.