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Legislators, Police Aim to Stem Human Trafficking

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On this West Virginia Morning, the Human Trafficking hotline reports there were 19 cases of trafficking throughout West Virginia in 2016, but what about the cases undiscovered? Caroline Carey has more on new laws in the state and new programs to train officers on how to improve their ability to detect trafficking. 

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