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SBS 8 News Series 'The Aftermath of Technology Theft Disputes' Wins 'Good Program of the Month' Award SBS 8 News' continuous series, "The Aftermath of Technology Theft Disputes,&… SBS Jun 17, 2026 5:06 PM

Police Launch Investigation Into Woman Who Blocked Access to Sports Facility; Protests Enter 13th Day The police announced that they have launched an investigation into a woman on charges including obstruction of business for blocking sports groups from entering the Handball Gymnasium at Olympic Park in Seoul yesterday . SBS Jun 17, 2026 5:01 PM

Prosecutors Seek 18-Month Prison Sentence for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Over 'Illegal Campaign Funding' Allegations The special counsel team led by Min Joong-ki has requested a one-year-and-six-month prison sentence for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon in connection with allegations involving the payment of public opinion poll costs by Myung Tae-kyun. SBS Jun 17, 2026 4:59 PM

How Were 'Golden' License Plate Numbers Obtained? District Office Employees Caught Manipulating System According to the Gwangju Seo-gu District on Wednesday , an audit conducted from February 9 through May on 16 employees in the Traffic Administration Division's vehicle registration team confirmed that some staff members had illicitly secured and provided specific numbers. SBS Jun 17, 2026 4:53 PM

Police Investigate Potential Staged Attack During Election Campaign The Busan Geumjeong Police Station announced today that they are verifying the facts surrounding the incident in which candidate Jung claimed he was struck by a beverage thrown at him during his campaign in April. SBS Jun 17, 2026 4:47 PM

Police Investigate Stabbing Threat Posted by Sungkyunkwan University Student Police have launched an investigation after a post threatening a stabbing incident was uploaded to an online community for Sungkyunkwan University students. SBS Jun 17, 2026 4:30 PM

Cho Doo-soon Receives 8-Month Prison Sentence in Second Trial for Damaging Electronic Anklet and Violating Curfew The Suwon High Court's Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Shin Hyun-il) dismissed the appeals filed by both the prosecution and the defendant today , upholding the original ruling. SBS Jun 17, 2026 4:28 PM

Constitutional Court Issues First Ruling on 'Ballot Shortage' Case: Why It Was Dismissed A constitutional complaint filed regarding the "ballot shortage" during the June 3 local elections has been dismissed on the grounds that the petitioner was "not a voter in an area affected by the ballot shortage." This marks the first ruling among four constitutional complaint cases related to the ballot shortage incident. SBS Jun 17, 2026 4:25 PM

High School Student Who Attacked Former Teacher with Weapon Admits to Charges: "I Am Remorseful, and the Teacher Must Feel Wronged" A high school student who attacked and injured his former teacher with a weapon due to a grudge from his middle school years has admitted to all charges during his first trial. SBS Jun 17, 2026 4:16 PM

25-Ton Truck Overturns on Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway in Goesan, Spilling Rebar and Causing Traffic Delays today , a 25-ton truck driven by a person identified as A crashed through a guardrail on the shoulder and overturned on the Seoul-bound lanes of the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway near Goesan Interchange in Jangyeon-myeon, Goesan-gun, North Chungcheong Province. SBS Jun 17, 2026 4:13 PM