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5 Things to Know: Monday | Animal attack, North Korea missile tests, New Maine seaweed rules and more…

NEWS CENTER Maine is here to help you get your day started right with a quick look at the stories making headlines across the state, the nation, and the world.
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1. HEY MR. SUN! HOW ARE YOU? STICK AROUND, WILL YA?

It looks like a beautiful start to our week! Following the gloomy weather we had last week, the warmer, sunny weather is welcome to most! Todd Gutner even dares to say it could be shorts weather. But bring a sweatshirt...just in case.

2. UNKNOWN ANIMAL ATTACK

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An investigation is underway after an animal attacked a family in Lisbon. it happened on Saturday night on a path near the Androscoggin River. The family was walking when members say either a dog or coyote attacked them. Several members of the family were bitten and treated at a local hospital. 

3. NEW SEAWEED RULES

Maine's Supreme Court has ruled that permission from coastal landowners is needed for harvesting rockweed, a type of seaweed critical to the industry. Harvesters are calling the ruling a setback that will cause for adjustment to their businesses. 

4. NORTH KOREA REPORTEDLY TESTING MISSILES

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In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korea's missile system firing a missile into the East Sea during a drill aimed to counter North Korea's missile fires on September 15, 2017 in East Coast, South Korea.

The Trump administration is on high alert as photos from North Korean state media Sunday show Kim Jong Un overseeing drills of long-range rocket launchers and what appears to be a new short-range ballistic missile.  The North Korean leader has reportedly put his troops on high-alert.  

5. MAINE FARM HOSTS SNUGGLE SESSION WITH BABY GOATS

If you're looking to have a snuggle session with a farm's most cuddly animals...you have one more week. Sunflower Farm and Creamery in Cumberland has some new "kids" that folks from far and wide are traveling to visit. 

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