Time is running out to donate to the Season of Giving Food Drive. KXLY, Yoke's Fresh Markets and Second Harvest are working together to collect food for Spokane's hungry. The drive ends on Thursday.

Second Harvest says it's never seen a need so great in its 40 year history and hopes that the community will step up and donate.

Giving is made easy thanks to Yoke's where you can donate cash and food, or buy a pre-made bag of food to donate. Another easy way to help: look up the KXLY Facebook fan page and donate directly.

KXLY hopes an extra big push on the final day will encourage people to give.

The grand prize of Idaho’s holiday card contest goes to a Boise student. You-Jean Cho is this year's winner in the annual contest. Cho is a 5th grader at Jefferson Elementary School.

Her artwork will be featured on the State Department of Education’s holiday greeting cards - sent to schools and districts across the state.

Some local students have some mention as well. They were featured as the winners for their individual grade across Idaho. Winners ranged from Post Falls to Lewiston. Their artwork is unavailable at the moment for distribution, but a photo gallery will be available tomorrow.

Share: Does your child have amazing school artwork for the holiday season? Share a digital copy. Email: nicoleh@kxly.com

After nearly fifteen years of debating the science of Grizzly Bear habitat, Northern Rockies Forests have finally set up a new amendment that sets the standards for forest planning.

The amendment sets the standards for motorized access in national forests and the northern third of the Idaho Panhandle forest. It doesn’t affect on-the-ground forest plans, but sets goals and standards for future planning.

Jason Kirchner, forest public affairs, has only been with the project for two years, but some employees have been working on this project since the beginning in the late 1990s.

“This decision, for us, is the best balance between maintaining the access for recreaters and maintaining the bears -- and the science supports that,” Kirchner said.