Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews are scheduled to temporarily close State Road 45 at Bear Creek Road on or after Tuesday, August 13, to complete a culvert installation in Brown County.

The closure will take place between Helmsburg and Needmore and is expected to take up to one day, weather permitting. During the closure, motorists should detour using S.R. 46.

Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews plan to begin chip seal operations on State Road 62 in Clark County on or after Thursday, August 8. Crews will be active between State Road 3 in Charlestown and State Road 362. Motorists should expect lane closures and flagging while work is in progress.

Chip seal work typically lasts three to four days per location depending upon weather. During operations, existing pavement is coated with liquid asphalt, which seals cracks and provides waterproof protection. This extends the service life of the roadway and lowers maintenance costs. Once the seal coat is complete, loose aggregate is applied and swept from the road. After a curing period, crews will return to fog seal the new driving surface and apply pavement markings.

Chip seal is a cost-effective pavement preservation technique that is utilized across the state of Indiana, saving an estimated six to 14 dollars in taxpayer expenditures for every dollar invested in extending the life of a roadway.

Indiana State Police arrested 35-year-old Brittany Baylor, a Jeffersonville resident and home-based childcare provider, on felony battery charges related to child abuse following an ISP investigation. 

The investigation began earlier this year when ISP Detective Mike Bennett learned of an incident reported to the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) in February 2024. 

During his investigation, Detective Bennett discovered that a 2-month-old child was picked up by a family member from an unlicensed, in-home daycare operated by Brittany Baylor of Jeffersonville, Indiana. 

It was alleged the child was placed in a car seat by Baylor when the family member picked up the infant, and that the 2-month-old was crying during that time. 

When the family member arrived home and attempted to change the child’s diaper, they noticed the child’s leg was very sensitive.

The infant’s mother then took the child to Norton’s Children’s Hospital in Louisville.   Doctors at the hospital determined the child had a broken right leg.  

A report later prepared by a Norton’s Pediatric Protection Specialist stated the injury was diagnostic of inflicted child physical abuse. 

Detective Bennett continued the investigation which included conducting interviews and working with DCS personnel. 

On July 22, 2024, Detective Bennett submitted all information to the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office for review and possible charges. 

An arrest warrant was subsequently issued, and Brittany Baylor was served with the new charges while being held at the Clark County Jail on separate charges stemming from a prior investigation conducted by Detective Bennett.   

Brittany Baylor was charged with one count of Battery resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 3 Felony, and Neglect of a Dependent resulting in serious bodily injury, also a Level 3 Felony.