Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you hear a loud "boom" in central Illinois this week, it could be a frost quake, a weather phenomenon that happens when ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CONCORDIA, Kan. (KSNT) – “Frost quakes” aren ...

“Could a single, sharp boom on a bitter night come from the ground itself?” In some areas of the Midwest, the sound comes unannounced: a sudden crack that can reverberate down a block and wake people ...