The Kentucky State Police agency is holding town hall meetings across the state in an effort to boost recruitment numbers that have declined in recent years. The meetings will highlight some new requirements aimed at attracting a larger pool of applicants. Aspiring troopers were once required to have 60 hours of college credit and two years of active duty service as a soldier or police officer. "There's a lot of young men who come out of school and go to work on the family farm or straight into the workforce," said Trooper BJ Eaton. "Out east or west, we have a lot of young men who follow in family footsteps and go to work in the coal mines, so they wouldn't have those minimum requirements that we've always required."
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