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Exclusive: Investigation Team Leader Accused of Ordering Evidence to Be Left Behind; Was There Higher-Level Interference? It has been confirmed that the police officer who first discovered the controversial cable ties in Jang Yun-gi's vehicle testified to investigators that the investigation team leader instructed him to "just leave them there." However, the team leader claimed in a phone call with our reporters that he has never even met Jang Yun-gi's father. SBS Jul 8, 2026 11:31 PM

IMF Raises Korea's Growth Forecast for This Year to 2.6%, Highest Among Advanced Economies The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that in its July World Economic Outlook released today , the IMF revised its forecast for South Korea's real gross domestic product growth this year to 2.6%. SBS Jul 8, 2026 10:28 PM

The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection: How Other Countries Approach Drug Rehabilitation As we reported yesterday, July 7, we are trapped in a reality where one in two drug offenders falls back into the cycle of recidivism. SBS Jul 8, 2026 9:25 PM

Exclusive: Crucial Evidence in Gwangju High School Student Murder Case Found at Suspect's Father's Home It has been confirmed that prosecutors have secured a cable tie from the home of Police Inspector Jang, the father of Jang Yoon-gi, the suspect in the murder of a high school girl in Gwangju. SBS Jul 8, 2026 9:21 PM

Scalpers Pocketed 390 Million Won in a Year: The Surprising Identities Behind Baseball Ticket Fraud A large group of online scalpers who resold professional baseball tickets at prices up to five times the original cost has been caught. SBS Jul 8, 2026 9:21 PM

"My Daughter Was Brutally Killed, Yet the Police I Trusted Sided with the Murderer" The family of the late Lee Chae-won has spoken out for the first time regarding the allegations of evidence destruction and collusion by the police, which are being uncovered one by one. SBS Jul 8, 2026 9:19 PM

Heavy Rain Reaches 68.5mm Per Hour, Causing Damage and Fatal Accidents on Slick Roads The entire country is under the influence of the monsoon season today, July 8. In particular, heavy rain has been concentrated in the Chungcheong and Jeonbuk regions, leading to a series of damages. SBS Jul 8, 2026 9:19 PM

Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Police Team Leader Over Evidence Tampering in Jang Yoon-gi Case A police investigation team leader accused of destroying evidence, including cable ties that could have been used as restraints, during the investigation into Jang Yoon-gi, a murderer who killed a high school girl, has been arrested. SBS Jul 8, 2026 9:13 PM

"Drugged Alcohol and Weapons": Woman Admits to Three Attempted Murders of Husband A taekwondo studio employee and her accomplice, the studio's director, have admitted to all charges in their first trial for attempting to murder the employee's husband using drugged alcohol and weapons. SBS Jul 8, 2026 8:49 PM

Up to 200mm More Rain Expected Through Thursday… Intense Rainfall Overnight We will now take a closer look at the current weather situation with reporter Jeong Gu-hui. SBS Jul 8, 2026 8:33 PM