Reviewed and updated October 11, 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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Riley County, Kansas, has about 73,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Riley 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: Riley County public records, Riley County arrest records, Riley County warrants, Riley County inmate search, Riley County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Riley County
In Riley County, the Riley County District Court 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 Riley County
For Riley County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at rileycountyks.gov/m/faq?cat=0&searchTerms=courthouse (page title: FAQs | CivicPlus.CMS.FAQ), phone (785) 296-8200, 110 Courthouse Plaza, Manhattan, KS 66502, Tuesday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
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 Riley County
The Riley County Police Department reported 1,694 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Riley County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at rileycountyks.gov/61/County-Attorney (page title: Riley County Attorney | Riley County Official Website), phone 785-537-6390, 105 Courthouse Plaza Manhattan, KS 66502, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Riley County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Riley County criminal records, Riley County divorce records, Riley County traffic tickets, Riley County DUI and Riley County property records.
Cities in Riley County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Riley 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 Riley County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Manhattan (54,700)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Riley County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at rileycountyks.gov, phone (785) 296-8200. Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Riley County?
The Riley County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Riley 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 Riley 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.