Residents walk amid downed power lines in their neighborhood in Branson, Mo, Wednesday, Feb.  29, 2012.  A powerful storm system  lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to a small town in Kansas.&#40;AP Photo&#47;Mark Schiefelbein&#41; <span class=meta>(AP Photo&#47; Mark Schiefelbein)</span>
{}