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Prank Calls Plaguing Family of Missing Woman in Jeju Drawing Public Plea The family of 30-something Jang Mi-ran, who has been missing in Jeju for over three months, has begun receiving direct tips after her story was made public. SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:52 AM

Family Desperate While Police Closed Missing Person Case Based on False Report In May, 37-year-old Jang Mi-ran went missing in Jeju. As her family publicly disclosed her identity to search for her, allegations have emerged that the police closed the case just three hours after falsely reporting that they had made contact with Jang three months ago. SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:52 AM

7-Year-Old Suffers Fractured Leg After Taekwondo Instructor Forces Splits Despite Pleas to Stop On June 18, at a Taekwondo studio in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. A Taekwondo instructor, surnamed A, grabs a running child aggressively and forces him down onto a mat. SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:52 AM

"Sister Missing for Three Months... Shocking Twist After Police Said Her 'Safety' Was Confirmed" This is a post uploaded to a social media platform in the early hours of August 19. SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:51 AM

Worker in 50s Dies in Fall While Dismantling Pipes at Pharmaceutical Plant A worker in his 50s died yesterday afternoon in a fall accident at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:30 AM

Fire Suspected to Have Started Spontaneously from Sesame Oil Cake Under House Eaves... No Casualties According to the Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters today , a fire broke out at a one-story detached house in Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, at 6:17 PM on August 24, and 119 firefighters dispatched upon receiving a report extinguished it in about 20 minutes. SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:26 AM

Foreigner in 20s Booked for Throwing Four Kittens Out of 5th-Floor Window of Gimhae Villa The Gimhae Jungbu Police Station announced today that it has booked a woman in her 20s of Uzbek nationality, referred to as Person A, without detention on charges of violating the Animal Protection Act. SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:25 AM

Police Re-summon Former Gwangsan Police Chief Over 'Jang Yoon-gi Allegations' for 11 Hours of Intense Interrogation It has been confirmed that the police investigating the investigative irregularities surrounding Jang Yoon-gi have summoned and questioned the former head of the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station, who oversaw the initial investigation, for a second time. SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:14 AM

First Final Ruling Recognizes Delivery Rider's Employee Status: 'Platform Control' Made the Difference A landmark final ruling recently recognized the employee status of a delivery rider under the Labor Standards Act for the first time. SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:09 AM

Former Police Officer in His 50s Emergency Arrested for Murdering Ex-Wife in Seogwipo, Jeju A woman in her 50s was found dead with stab wounds at her home in Seogwipo, Jeju, yesterday evening . SBS Aug 25, 2026 9:00 AM