Reporter covering national breaking news and features
Education: Valparaiso University, BA
Kim Bellware covers national and breaking news for The Washington Post. She previously worked for the Chicago-based civic journalism lab City Bureau, The Huffington Post and as a freelancer for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vice News and other outlets.
The fatal shooting of 22-year-old Amir Locke by Minneapolis police Wednesday has renewed scrutiny of no-knock raids, the practice that drew nationwide outrage two years ago after Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor during a similar operation.
With colleges all but fully transitioned from snail-mail paper letters to email and other forms of e-messaging, admissions-related announcement mishaps are now as perennial as senior pranks.
A judge issued a warrant against Crystal Cruises and its parent company last week over $4.6 million in unpaid fuel fees. Passengers and crew on the Symphony ended up in Bimini instead of Miami.