The Daily Rundown - January 13th, 2026
💉 The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services says current child vaccine requirements will remain in place, despite changes from the CDC. That's according to KOLO-TV in Reno. Last week, the CDC cut the number of vaccines it recommends for every child and will no longer routinely recommend the hepatitis A and B vaccines.
It also said it will recommend the meningococcal vaccine only to children at high risk. The Nevada State Board of Health requires all three shots for children attending school in the state. The board says those vaccine requirements will remain and that it would take legislative action to change them.
🚦 Law enforcement agencies across the Silver State are coming together to help reduce the leading cause of fatal crashes in Nevada. The Joining Forces Speed Awareness is a campaign designed to bring awareness to the dangers of speeding. The statewide initiative begins today and continues through the rest of the month.
📫 The U.S. Postal Service is advising against relying on postmarks to identify when mail is first picked up. KUNR's Lucia Starbuck spoke with Nevada's top election official about what this means for mail ballots. Due to the agency's efforts to improve efficiency and reduce costs, it's now more likely that your mail will be postmarked once it's at a processing facility, about a day after it's collected.
This has big implications for mail ballots, especially for rural voters. Nevada is one of 14 states that allow mail ballots to be counted for a certain period after the election, as long as they're postmarked by Election Day. Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar is exploring alternatives to accurately determine when a ballot is mailed.
In an email to KUNR, a Postal Service spokesperson says postmarks were never intended to reflect when mail ballots were collected. Voters could obtain a hand-stamped postmark by going into the post office and requesting one. The agency's official guidance is to mail ballots seven days in advance.
🏀 UNLV's Meadow Roland has been named the women's basketball Mountain West Player of the Week for the third time this season, the league announced yesterday. She led the Lady Rebels to another 2-0 week in league play, by averaging 18 points and 13 rebounds in wins over Utah State and Wyoming. UNLV player Shelbee Brown won the award the previous two weeks.
The Lady Rebels are 6-0 in the Mountain West and 11-5 overall. They travel to Northern California to face San Jose State (0-6 in the conference) on Wednesday and will then host San Diego State on Saturday, which is 6-0 in league play.
🎤 The 2026 Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, is now officially open for entries! From now until Feb. 9 at 11:59 p.m. ET, unsigned artists can submit on the Tiny Desk Contest website. The winner will play a Tiny Desk concert at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., be paired with a music industry mentor, headline a 10-city tour and more. Learn more about the contest and enter today!
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