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Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle near 42nd and Metropolitan

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Traffic Division is currently investigating an early morning accident that has killed a pedestrian.

At approximately 8 a.m. Sept. 14, an elderly pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while crossing Metropolitan Avenue at 42nd Street in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, according to a police spokesman.

The victim was taken to an area hospital where he later died, the spokesman stated. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and cooperated with authorities, according to police.

This incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Traffic Division. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), the spokesman stated.

KC Current travel to Chicago tonight

The Kansas City Current (9-4-5, 32 points, 1st place) is set to play its second game in just four days when the club travels to play the Chicago Red Stars (7-5-6, 27 points, 6th place) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14.

The match will be broadcast locally on KMCI, 38 the Spot and nationally on Paramount+.

The Current ascended to the top of the table after defeating NJ-NY Gotham 1-0 Sunday. After playing an even match through the first half, Kansas City started to put on the pressure in the second half. Late in the match, forward Claire Lavogez drove towards the goal, then was taken down inside the penalty box.

With NWSL leading penalty scorer Lo’eau LaBonta already subbed out of the match, defender Hailie Mace stepped to the spot in the 78th minute and slotted her shot into the left of the goal for the score, and the win.

The Red Stars were last in action on Sept. 9 at the OL Reign. In a back-and-forth affair, Chicago was able to salvage a point and remain in playoff position with a 2-2 draw.

After falling behind 1-0 in the 28th minute, and nearly allowing a second goal ten minutes later, forward Ella Stevens recovered a shot off the post and tied the score for the visitors. Chicago took the lead on a Danielle Colaprico penalty kick in the 67th minute, but it was unable to secure the win after Reign forward Rose Lavelle gathered the ball at midfield and sprinted towards goal and found the equalizer.

Top of the table

For the first time in club history, the Current sit in first place in the NWSL standings, an accomplishment that may seem hard to believe after the team’s opening season in 2021. With a turnaround of only a few months between the team being awarded to Kansas City and the first match, the club struggled through its debut season and finished in 10th place out of 10 teams.

The team’s turnaround this season has been nearly unprecedented. In 24 games last season, Kansas City earned 16 points and scored 14 goals. In 18 games this season, the club has already earned 32 points and the top three goal-scorers (LaBonta, Kristen Hamilton and Cece Kizer) have combined to score 18 goals and the team has scored 25 goals altogether.

Franch notes 40th shutout win

Sunday’s 1-0 victory was goalkeeper A.D. Franch’s 40th career shutout win. Picking up her first clean sheet with the Western New York Flash on June 8, 2013, Franch is only the second goalkeeper ever to reach 40.

The career shutout milestone is just another in a long history of success for the veteran goalkeeper. Franch already owns the record for most clean sheets in a regular season with 11 in 2017. She owns a career 1.04 goals against average and has over 10,000 minutes played in 117 regular season games.

Season ticket effort launched for stadium

The Kansas City Current officially launched season ticket deposits for the first stadium purpose-built for a women’s professional soccer team Tuesday morning. Fans can place a deposit and learn more at KCCurrentStadium.com.
Fans can reserve a seat at the stadium in 2024 is with a new stadium membership. A new stadium membership provides access to preseason, regular season and NWSL Challenge Cup matches played by KC Current at the new stadium (beginning in the 2024 NWSL season), as well as exclusive year-round member-only events and benefits that will be announced later. Deposits are open for seats in the supporter’s section, general reserve, club seating and premium suites, and are fully refundable.

Seat selection will be subject to availability.

Players to watch

Kansas City Current forward Hailie Mace — Mace’s hard work and consistent effort has brought her several accolades in the 2022 season, including her first appearance in USWNT camp since 2019. She scored her third goal of the season in the match against NJ-NY Gotham FC on Sunday off a penalty kick, after logging four total shots and two shots on goal.

Chicago Red Stars forward Mallory Pugh – Pugh, a regular on the USWNT, has eight goals and five assists in through 11 appearances in league play for the Chicago Red Stars. Internationally, she has six goals and seven assists in her 12 USWNT appearances in 2022.

  • Information from KC Current

Community invited to participate in KCKCC strategic plan development

Kansas City Kansas Community College is holding a series of public forums over the next few months as the college begins its development process for the next Strategic Plan.

The plan development will be led by a steering committee and shape KCKCC’s priorities through 2027.

To make the plan effective, it needs the involvement of faculty, staff, students and alumni as well as community members, according to a college spokesman.

Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, the college will seek input through a series of forums that will be held at each of the college’s locations – the KCKCC Main Campus at 7250 State Ave., KCKCC-TEC at 6565 State Ave. and the Pioneer Career Center in Leavenworth.

Sessions will also be held virtually.

Topics that will be covered during these sessions include developing KCKCC value statements, reviewing and updating goals and measures and creating the initiatives necessary to make the plan successful.

Upcoming sessions for fall 2022 include:

Sept. 14 (Values Development)
• 7:30 a.m. – TEC, Multipurpose Room
• 12 p.m. – TEC, Multipurpose Room
• 3 p.m. – Virtual


Sept. 19 (Values Development)
• 7:30 p.m., Main Campus, Lower Level Jewell
• 3 p.m. – PCC, Room 143
• 6 p.m. – Virtual


Oct. 6 (Goals and Measures)
• 7:30 a.m. – TEC, Room 118
• 4 p.m. – Virtual
• 6 p.m. – TEC, Large Multipurpose Room


Oct. 10 (Goals and Measures)
• 7:30 a.m. – Main Campus, Upper Level Jewell
• 3 p.m. – PCC, Room 143
• 6 p.m. Virtual

Each of these sessions is open to everyone in the campus community as well as in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties.

Additional forums will be scheduled during the spring 2023 semester. For more information about the Strategic Plan process, contact Kris Green, chief marketing and institutional image officer, at 913-288-7525 or at [email protected].

  • Story from Kelly Rogge, KCKCC public information manager