They don't have the money yet but that didn't stop the Spokane Public School board from voting to move all 34 elementary schools to full-day kindergarten this fall.

The district now has until August to hire 30 new teachers, create space for full-day kindergarten, not to mention educate parents on what this means for them.

For parents of 4-year-olds it's been a year of being in limbo. Sydney Mott wants full-day kindergarten for her son Jackson. To ensure this she signed him up at two schools: Saint Aloysius Catholic School -- a guarantee that comes with a cost -- and Moran Prairie Elementary near her home, just in case Spokane Public Schools adopted full-day kindergarten.

"Finding out today now that he can go to full-day kindergarten at the school right next to us is really nice to know that we have that opportunity now," Mott said.

She has no doubt full-day kindergarten is what's best for Jackson's education and soon little Taylor.

"For what these little ones can do in that short amount of time, I think they need all day to learn all that they can and really get used to being in school," she said.

OTTO, the Spokane Indians Mascot, will be visiting two local elementary schools this spring as part of the Itron Champions Programs. Grant and Holmes Elementary Schools have been selected as this year's Champion Schools.

The blue mascot will lead cheers and laughter for each school at an assembly. In addition, Itron will provide each school with 250 Indians tickets to be given out to students as rewards for good attendance, hard work and achievement in the classroom.

"We love bringing the Itron Champions Program to schools and getting kids excited about learning," said Indian Senior Vice President, Otto Klein. "This is a great opportunity for the Indians to support our local schools and students."

OTTO will visit Grant Elementary on Friday, May 24th and Holmes Elementary on Thursday, June 6th. 

A single mom and five year old boy are trying to rebuild their lives after they lost everything they owned in a devastating house fire in east Spokane.

"I'm scared, a little bit, " Unconia Al-hajri said.

"I'm just going to pray,"she added.

On Wednesday, Al-hajri went to pick her son from school when her apartment on the top floor of a historic home caught fire.

Within minutes, her apartment was engulfed in flames.

"Realistically there would've been no way for us to get out," she said.

The only way in or out of the apartment was a wood stairway outside the building. That stairway quickly burned, forcing firefighters to try to get to the top floor by cutting the ceiling inside the home.

At first, firefighters thought Al-hajri and her son were home. And, that's why they made such a valiant effort to get to the top floor. In the process, four firefighters suffered injuries ranging from heat exhaustion to second degree burns.