UPDATE: Storms kill 9 in Missouri, Illinois; Branson Strip damaged

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 | 11:38 a.m. CST; updated 6:55 p.m. CST, Wednesday, February 29, 2012

BRANSON — A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to small towns in Illinois and Kansas. At least nine people were killed.

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