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Spectators under Large Speakers Despite 'Fall Risk' Warnings Following a fatal accident last year where a spectator died at a professional baseball stadium in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, the government conducted safety inspections across all stadiums. SBS Oct 15, 2026 11:58 PM

"Carried Weapon to Make Holes in Sign," No Action Taken Choi, the suspect in a random stabbing spree, was investigated by police for carrying a weapon in a public place just a week before the crime. SBS Oct 15, 2026 11:47 PM

Factory CEO Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Spraying Air Gun at Worker and Telling Him to Leave Korea A factory owner indicted for causing severe internal organ damage to a foreign worker by spraying an industrial air gun at him has been sentenced to 3 years in prison in the first trial. SBS Oct 15, 2026 11:17 PM

Police Lift Personal Protection for Actor Yoo Hai-jin at His Request Amid Controversy Over 'The Assassin(s)' Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Chief Ko Bum-suk stated during the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency today in response to an inquiry from People Power Party lawmaker Kang Myung-gu regarding Yoo's protection status, "They requested the cancellation over the past couple of days, so we lifted ." On October 6, the Seoul Seongbuk Police Station accepted a request from Yoo's agency and implemented safety measures, including providing a smart watch, registering him in the 112 emergency system, and stepping up patrols around his residence. SBS Oct 15, 2026 11:14 PM

Woman in Her 50s Arrested for Threatening Merchant With Weapon in Gwangju A is accused of threatening a 60s female store owner, referred to as B, with a weapon in front of an undergarment store in Gakhwa-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, at around 6:52 p.m. SBS Oct 15, 2026 11:14 PM

Following No. 1, No. 2 Also Delayed: Delivery Pushed Back Again to Next June As we reported in a series of stories last month, the Korea Forest Service's project to introduce extra-large firefighting helicopters has been rocky from the start. SBS Oct 15, 2026 11:12 PM

"False Input of Voter Counts Confirmed in 25 Additional Election Commissions" The special counsel team investigating the National Election Commission has launched a compulsory investigation after capturing circumstances indicating that hourly voter counts were falsely entered at polling stations in 30 regions nationwide during the June 3 local elections. SBS Oct 15, 2026 11:07 PM

8-Year-Old Elementary Student Struck and Killed by Right-Turning Vehicle in Miryang School Zone Boy A was transported to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead at around 5:16 PM today. SBS Oct 15, 2026 10:54 PM

22-Year Prison Sentence Finalized for Father Who Beat 14-Year-Old Daughter to Death With Hammer A 40-year-old father who beat his teenage daughter to death with a blunt weapon following an argument has had his 22-year prison sentence finalized. SBS Oct 15, 2026 10:11 PM

151 Lifers Released on Parole Over Past Decade, Mostly Violent Criminals Over the past 10 years, 151 inmates serving life sentences have been released on parole, and it has been confirmed that nearly all of them were violent criminals. SBS Oct 15, 2026 10:10 PM