Dan Margolies
KCUR Health and Legal Affairs Editor / Co-host, The Kansas City SymphonyAs a reporter covering breaking news and legal affairs, I want to demystify often-complex legal issues in order to expose the visible and invisible ways they affect people’s lives. I cover issues of justice and equity, and seek to ensure that significant and often under-covered developments get the attention they deserve so that KCUR listeners and readers are equipped with the knowledge they need to act as better informed citizens. Reach me by email at dan@kcur.org or on Twitter @DanMargolies.
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Daniel Fox alleges that police refused to investigate a break-in next door to his house and later intimidated him into deleting a Twitter post critical of the police's alleged inaction. -
Before accepting the position of director of orchestral studies at KU's School of Music, Carolyn Watson says she was concerned about the inadequate salary she was offered, especially compared to the music school’s male orchestra leaders.
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Join hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies as they highlight Kansas City Symphony performances of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's final symphony, the "Jupiter," Joan Tower's rhythmic "Tambor" and Edward Elgar's noble Symphony No. 1.
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Jennifer Gilmore sued the Olathe School Board and various individuals in January, claiming they violated her First Amendment free-speech rights and the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
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Kansans charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol include alleged members of the Proud Boys, a Topeka City Council candidate and others who've since expressed regret for their actions.
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Missourians charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol include an alleged member of the Proud Boys, a husband and wife, and a man who entered the Capitol dressed as George Washington.
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This week, hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies highlight the otherworldly musical invention of Anton Bruckner and Leonard Bernstein's portrait of wartime New York, along with Anton Webern's early romantic explorations. We'll hear Webern's "Passacaglia," Bernstein's "Fancy Free" and Bruckner's towering "Symphony No. 7."
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Classical KC presents another grab bag of amazing Kansas City Symphony performances led by accomplished guest conductors. Music by Dvořák, Debussy and Gerónimo Giménez, plus Beethoven's Concerto No. 4 in G Major featuring pianist Andrew Watts.
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The 14-year-old was one of six teens charged in the death of 19-year-old Marco Cardino, in what appears to have been a marijuana deal gone awry at Black Bob Park.
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Classical KC presents a grab bag of amazing Kansas City Symphony performances, including concertos featuring violinist Maria Ioudenitch, trumpeter Julian Kaplan and guitarist Jiji Kim, as well as evocative tone poems by Anatoli Liadov and Richard Strauss.
