Oct 23rd, 2008 · The Little House on the Prairie Museum, located near Independence, Kan., on the site where the Ingalls family once settled, has been sued by the production company behind the Little House on the Prairie TV series. At issue is who really owns the rights to the name "Little House on the Prairie."
Aug 15th, 2008 · Little House On The Prairie was a beloved series of books and a beloved TV show. Will it become a beloved musical? The stars are in alignment and there are some deep Broadway pockets behind the show.
Jan 7th, 2008 · Ever since President George Bush's invocation in 2006 to turn prairie grass into ethanol fuel, scientists have been trying to figure out if the process is practical. A new study bodes well; it finds switchgrass is more efficient to grow for biofuel than corn.
Apr 23rd, 2007 · Before he was Hef, Hugh Marston Hefner was the son of a couple from Nebraska, growing up on Chicago's Westside, at a time when it was still prairie. Today, a reality show chronicles the lives of Hefner's three blonde live-in girlfriends.
Apr 16th, 2007 · Canadian sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie is about a small Muslim community smack in the middle of the Canadian prairie. Show creator Zarqa Nawaz, and actor Zaib Shaikh, who plays a young imam fresh from the big city, talk to Farai Chideya about their surprise success and what it means to be Canadian, Muslim and at the top of the ratings.
Jan 18th, 2007 · In Canada, a sitcom about a Muslim community in the fictional town of Mercy is creating a lot of buzz. The first episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie attracted more than 2 million viewers.
Jan 9th, 2007 · Freshman Sen. Jon Tester, who left his Montana farm for Capitol Hill, begins his new life as a senator. Tester was elected as a straight-talking, tractor-riding prairie populist, who pledged to make the U.S. Senate look a little more like his home state.
Dec 7th, 2006 · Scientists at the University of Minnesota say you can make great biofuel from a mix of 16 kinds of prairie grass. And there's a bonus: prairie grasses suck carbon out of the air but don't return it when you burn it.