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SBS Report on Alleged Cover-Up in Jang Yoon-ki Case Wins July Democratic Media Practice Award SBS reporters Lim Chan-jong, Kim Deok-hyeon, Jeon Yeon-nam, Shin Yong-il, Son Ki… SBS Aug 25, 2026 5:13 PM

Former Police Officer in 50s Arrested for Murder of Estranged Wife A former police officer in his 50s has been urgently arrested for murdering his estranged wife. SBS Aug 25, 2026 5:08 PM

Warrant Hearing Held for Police Officer Over Falsely Closed Missing Person Case; Entire Chain of Command Relieved of Duties The warrant hearing has concluded for Police Officer Boo, who was previously emergency-arrested for falsely closing the missing person case of Jang Mi-ran in Jeju, and is now awaiting the court's decision. SBS Aug 25, 2026 5:07 PM

Political Broker Myung Tae-kyun Released on Bail After Free Opinion Poll Scandal... "Apologize for Causing Public Concern" Political broker Myung Tae-kyun, who was indicted on charges of providing free opinion polls to former President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee, was released on bail on the 25th after being sentenced to prison in the first trial and taken into court custody. SBS Aug 25, 2026 4:52 PM

Police Nationwide Scrutinize Past Missing Persons Cases After False Closure Controversy Triggered by the false-closure case involving the disappearance of Jang Mi-ran, police departments across the country are conducting comprehensive inspections of closed missing persons cases. SBS Aug 25, 2026 4:51 PM

Mother Who Beat 4-Month-Old Son to Death Gets Sentence Reduced on Appeal, Prompting Outcry The biological mother, who was sentenced to life in prison in her first trial for brutally assaulting, abusing, and killing her four-month-old son, Haedㅡn, has had her sentence reduced on appeal. SBS Aug 25, 2026 4:50 PM

Jeonbuk to Pay Annual Allowance of 1.2 Million Won to Bereaved Families of Donghak Peasant Revolution Jeonbuk State has decided to become the first metropolitan local government in South Korea to provide a regular bereaved family allowance to the descendants of participants in the Donghak Peasant Revolution that took place 132 years ago. SBS Aug 25, 2026 4:45 PM

Police Suspect Hanging in Missing Woman's Death, But Pyo Chang-won Urges Caution Regarding the case of Jang Mi-ran, who was found dead in Jeju 104 days after being reported missing, an analysis has emerged suggesting that "it is difficult to conclusively rule it as suicide from a practical investigation standpoint." Pyo Chang-won, head of the Pyo Chang-won Crime Science Research Institute, stated during an interview on CBS radio's "Park Sung-tae's News Show" today, "From a practical field perspective, there are no signs of a physical struggle with anyone, no evidence of a third party entering or leaving, and no signs of the body being disturbed, moved, or abandoned." He added, "Based on the preliminary examination of the body at the scene, it is presumed to be death by hanging." He continued, "It is highly likely to be judged as the result of an action taken by herself," while emphasizing that one should not jump to conclusions hastily. SBS Aug 25, 2026 4:43 PM

Biological Mother Who Abused 4-Month-Old Infant 'Haedeun' Sentenced to 35 Years After Having Life Sentence Reduced The 2nd Criminal Division of the Gwangju High Court (Presiding Judge Hwang Jin-hee) sentenced the 30-something mother, identified as A, to 35 years in prison, overturning the lower court's life sentence during her appeal trial today on charges including child abuse resulting in death under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes. SBS Aug 25, 2026 4:32 PM

Earth's "Air Purifier" Falters: Grim Calculations Revealed Scorching heat waves are not just a land phenomenon. This summer, farmed fish have died en masse, and a look at sea surface temperatures around South Korea over the past month shows they were about 1.5°C higher than usual. SBS Aug 25, 2026 4:28 PM