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99.6% of Violators Under 18: Crackdown on Fixie Bikes to Be Strengthened First up is our informative news segment. "Stronger crackdown on fixies." You know fixie bikes, right? They often refer to bicycles without brakes, and authorities plan to step up enforcement against them. SBS Oct 8, 2026 7:42 AM

Three Years in Prison for Mastermind Behind 'Filth Terrorism' at Apartment Entrance A group that carried out so-called private revenge terrorism, such as spraying filth on the front doors of other people's homes, has been sentenced to prison in the first trial. SBS Oct 8, 2026 7:36 AM

Nuri's 5th Launch Successful... 14 Satellites Safely Sent Into Space Among the Nuri satellites deployed in space, five compact cluster satellites successfully established their first communications with the ground yesterday . SBS Oct 8, 2026 6:51 AM

Fire Breaks Out on House Rooftop in Jinju; Woman in 70s Suffers Burns Trying to Extinguish It A fire broke out on the rooftop of a house in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, yesterday evening . SBS Oct 8, 2026 6:34 AM

Court to Rule on Oct. 15 Over Recovery of Choi Seo-won's 39 Million Won Hospital Bills The first-instance ruling in a indemnity lawsuit filed by the state against Choi is expected to be delivered on October 15. SBS Oct 8, 2026 6:32 AM

Nuri's 5th Launch Successful... 14 Satellites Safely Sent Into Space South Korea's domestically developed space launch vehicle, Nuri, has successfully completed its fifth launch. SBS Oct 8, 2026 6:23 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Major News (October 8, 2026) 1. "Ultimate Goal is to Abolish Military Service Exceptions..North Korea Taken Aback by Our Response" Minister of National Defense Kang Shin-chul stated that the goal is to "gradually reduce and ultimately abolish the military service exception system for the arts and sports fields." Regarding the landmine explosion incident, he evaluated that North Korea's statement issued a day after the announcement of the South Korean military's final investigation results showed that North Korea was taken aback. SBS Oct 8, 2026 6:17 AM

Gangneung's Official Short-Form Videos Hit 1.25 Million Views Just 2 Weeks After Launch According to the city on October 7, a roughly 30-second video posted the previous day on the new online promotional channel "Gangneung Viewers" surpassed 1.25 million views on Instagram as of that day. SBS Oct 8, 2026 5:49 AM

Man in 20s Arrested with Taser After Blocking Patrol Car, Cursing at Police and Resisting Arrest The Cheongju Sangdang Police Station announced on October 7 that it is investigating the man, referred to as A, without detention on charges of obstruction of official duties. SBS Oct 8, 2026 5:46 AM

Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency Launches Inspection Over Initial Investigation Into Icheon Vehicle Attack The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency announced on October 7 that it is inspecting whether the initial investigation conducted by the violent crimes unit of the Icheon Police Station was appropriate. SBS Oct 8, 2026 5:45 AM