(Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa News Service] – Memorial Day commemorates Americans who lost their lives while serving in the military. But the Iowa Federation of Labor takes the opportunity to also honor people who died on the job in the last year.

The Iowa Division of Labor says the 57 workers who died on the job lived in all corners of the state – from Muscatine and Liberty, to Storm Lake, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. They were truck drivers, software engineers, county court workers and grain elevator operators. Iowa Federation President Charlie Wishman says workers died in car accidents and from chemical exposure. Some lost their lives falling from high ladders or other on-the-job accidents that turned out to be fatal.

There are various Memorial Day gatherings around Iowa today, honoring all Americans who were killed in the line of military duty.

There are more than 1-point-6 million Iowans in the workforce. The industry with the most workers in the state – almost 226-thousand people – is manufacturing.

(Wilton, Iowa) – A collision at an intersection southeast of Wilton, in eastern Iowa’s Muscatine County, Sunday, resulted in one person dead and two others injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling east on 120th Street a little after 6-p.m., when the driver failed to obey a stop sign at the intersection with Taylor Avenue.

The SUV entered the intersection and struck a southbound 2017 Chevy Equinox broadside. The impact caused the Chevy to roll over. One of the occupants of the vehicles died at the scene. One person was transported by helicopter to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, while another was transported by EMS to Genesis East Hospital.

All of the accident victims were wearing their seat belts. No names were immediately released. The accident remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office, Wilton Police Department and Iowa DNR.

(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman was arrested this (Sunday) afternoon, on an Assault charge. Authorities say Deputies in Adams County arrested 34-year-old Cassandra Kate Mitchell, of Corning, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. Mitchell was taken into custody at around 1:35-p.m., and transported to the Adams County Jail, where she was being held without bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO-TV] – Ryan Hall is a YouTuber and Meteorologist who live-streams severe storms. He and his team were live-streaming Tuesday (May 21st), when an EF4 tornado hit the town of Greenfield in Iowa.

Andy Hill, one of the storm chasers part of Hall’s team was on the ground Tuesday and said that they started raising money as soon as they saw the damage to the town. The non-profit Y’all Squad stream was activated following the Greenfield tornado event, and made available to everyone watching. In the next few hours, they raised $93,000 from those people watching the stream and talking about it.

The Y’all Squad is a charity that Ryan Hall created to help support victims of tornadoes and other severe storms. Caleb Beacham, the Y’all Squad Field Coordinator, said that the charity was formed about 17-months ago for severe storm events, to make it possible for live-stream viewers to donate.

The Y’all Squad arrived hours after the tornado stuck Greenfield and provided critical supplies and meals. They also gave one of the families whose home was destroyed by the tornado $30,000 to help recover.

To learn more about the Y’all Squad, visit the charity’s website.