
Jessica Harthorn
Evening Anchor at WWMT-TV (Kalamazoo, MI)
Award Winning Evening Anchor @wwmtnews.
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1 month ago |
wwmt.com | Jessica Harthorn
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:04:34 GMT (1742465074807)Gallery - News3 v1.0.0 (common)9dee473faec674dd5c876edfb410b3918e45abb7Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. West Michigan refugees left in limboJust two months ago Audrey and her family fled a years long war in Central African Republic and the harsh memories of her husband's brutal murder.(Image: Jessica Harthorn)
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2 months ago |
wwmt.com | Jessica Harthorn
In 2023, 254 cases of human trafficking were identified in Michigan. That's according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, which also found the vast majority of cases took place at someone's home. News Channel 3 talked to a survivor who turned the trauma of her childhood into a mission to help others, and did a ride-along with Emmett Township Police to find out the hot spots detectives are targeting. "Oftentimes it's unreported," said Det. Sgt. Richard Mackey with Emmett Township Police.
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2 months ago |
wwmt.com | Jessica Harthorn
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. There's a side to human trafficking most people don't think about: many survivors are left with a criminal record after being forced to commit crimes against their will. Now, the Michigan non-profit The Joseph Project is tackling this issue need by giving survivors free legal assistance, and a woman from Battle Creek shares her traumatic story, hoping others will be encouraged to ask for help.
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Dec 2, 2024 |
wwmt.com | Jessica Harthorn
For many of us, retirement is a goal we look forward to. For others, it's a financial benchmark that seems impossible to save for, especially when a Bank of America Institute survey found roughly half of households this year report living paycheck to paycheck. So how much do you need to retire comfortably? News Channel 3 asked a financial advisor what people should be doing at several stages of life, and talked to a pair of women who are choosing to work well into retirement age.
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Sep 30, 2024 |
upnorthlive.com | Jessica Harthorn
Talking politics is tough, especially if you have a different opinion or worldview then your family, friends, even your romantic partner. So what's the best way to get along before being torn apart by politics? We discovered some tools that experts say can help heal the heartache. What happens when the political divide starts to literally divide relationships. "I know people who have just completely ended friendships because of the disagreements," Licensed Clinical Social Worker Lisa Ottenhoff said.
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