Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026.
Reno County, Kansas, has about 61,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Reno County District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the District Court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Reno County public records, Reno County arrest records, Reno County warrants, Reno County inmate search, Reno County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Reno County
Court cases from Reno County are filed in the Reno County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the District Court.
The Clerk of the District Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Kansas Open Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Reno County
For Reno County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at kscourts.gov/eCourt/District-Court-Records (page title: Search District Court Records | KS Courts), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
The Kansas court page SearchSystems verified is at casesearch.kscourts.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Reno County
Together, the two agencies in Reno County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,063 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Reno County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at renocountyks.gov/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Reno County, Kansas | Reno County, Kansas), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Reno County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Reno County criminal records, Reno County traffic tickets and Reno County DUI.
Cities in Reno County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Reno County District Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Reno County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Hutchinson (39,561)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Reno County?
Through Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Reno County?
The Reno County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Reno County?
The Clerk of the District Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Kansas?
Yes: Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Is this the official Reno County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.