The Daily Rundown - January 20, 2026
🚸 A new group dedicated to making school zones safer is looking for volunteers to serve as crossing guards. Walk Safely LV was formed last year by a group of parents whose children attend Clark County schools. Organization leaders told 8 News Now that new pedestrian lights and slower speed limits are helping, but it's not always enough to deter drivers from speeding or watching for children. According to Clark County School District officials, as many as 200 children have been struck by vehicles while traveling to or from school so far this year. Four of them have died. Read more about the rise in school zone accidents from KNPR.
🏛️ Nevada is the first state to sue Polymarket, a platform that offers contracts on sports events. Polymarket and similar websites like Kalshi allow users to stake money on the outcome of sporting events through contracts. The companies argue they are not offering wagers, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Instead, they consider the contracts an exchange regulated by the federal government. The Nevada Gaming Control Board previously sued Kalshi for its sports event contracts. In a statement, the control board said it aims "to stop Polymarket from offering unlicensed wagering in violation of Nevada law."
📬 A new bill before Congress could block future attempts to move mail operations from Reno to Sacramento. According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn are co-sponsoring the bill. The measure would prevent moving mail processing operations without substantial community input and would require an analysis of the local effects of relocation. The U.S. Postal Service previously tried to move mail-sorting operations from Reno to Sacramento in 2024, but abandoned the plan after widespread opposition. Read more about the U.S. Postal Service's previous plans to reroute Reno mail here.
🌲 National park visitors did not receive free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, a change from more than a decade of tradition. When the National Park Service announced free-entrance days for 2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth were left off the list and replaced by other dates, including Flag Day on June 14, which is also President Trump's birthday. MLK Day had been included every year since 2011. The move drew criticism from Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP. "Removing MLK Day and Juneteenth from the national parks calendar is more than petty politics — it's an attack on the truth of this nation's history," Johnson said in a statement. Read more from the Mountain West News Bureau's Rachel Cohen
🛂 Airline passengers without an acceptable ID will face a fee beginning Feb. 1. The TSA is giving travelers without a REAL ID a new option to pay in advance with a program called Confirm-ID. The service costs $45 and remains valid for 10 days from the date of payment. According to the Nevada DMV website, if your Nevada driver's license or ID card has a gold star in the upper right corner, you have a REAL ID and will not have to pay the fee.
🏒 A shorthanded Vegas Golden Knights lost to the Philadelphia Flyers last night, ending a seven-game winning streak. The Knights traded Zach Whitecloud, two conditional draft picks and a college prospect for Rasmus Andersson. However, the former Calgary Flames defenseman was unable to join the team yesterday. Andersson's next opportunity to join the Golden Knights for the first time is on the road in Boston this Thursday.
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