Kansas, Thomas County
Where Colby's records are kept. Colby has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Colby's own offices, along with State of Kansas offices; the Thomas County offices are on our Thomas County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
A state agency, the Kansas Historical Society runs the State Archives research room in Topeka, the Kansas Memory online collection, genealogy indexes, the Kansas Museum of History and 16 historic sites.
Open official site Kansas Historical SocietyCounty court
Sitting in Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita, the federal bankruptcy court for Kansas offers court calendars, an unclaimed funds locator, KSBFastFile for filing claims and a docket tool.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of KansasCounty court
The Kansas Judicial Branch explains CaseSearch, a free online search of public district court cases and documents after a user agreement; older documents and some records are viewable only on courthouse terminals.
Open official site Kansas Judicial Branch: Search District Court RecordsVital records
State office keeping Kansas birth, stillbirth, death, marriage and divorce records; they are not public, and certified copies go to the person named, immediate family, a legal representative or someone with direct interest.
Open official site KDHE Office of Vital StatisticsPolice & jail
Updated each working day, the Kansas Department of Corrections search covers people in its custody, on parole or in its funded programs, including absconders; full criminal histories come from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Open official site Kansas Adult Supervised Population Electronic Repository (KASPER)Police & jail
Kansas Bureau of Investigation clearinghouse required by state law, listing current missing Kansans with search by name or location and a tip form; listings come from NCIC through the investigating agency.
Open official site KBI Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Kansas Bureau of Investigation search of registered sex, violent and drug offenders, updated every 15 minutes; offenders whose crimes came before April 14, 1994 are kept from public view.
Open official site KBI Public Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Kansas Bureau of Investigation online record check open to the general public for $30 through a KanAccess account; searches run from 4 AM to midnight Central time, outside the nightly maintenance window.
Open official site Kansas Criminal History Record SearchFederal
U.S. Census Bureau fact table for Colby city, Kansas: current population estimates plus age, sex, housing, income and business figures drawn from the 2020 Census, American Community Survey and Economic Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Colby city government at 585 N Franklin Avenue, with bill pay, agendas and minutes, applications and permits, municipal utility rates, municipal court, police and council ward listings.
Open official site City of ColbyPolice & jail
Law enforcement and public safety 225 N Court Ave Colby, KS 67701 Phone: (785) 460-4460
Open official site Colby Police DepartmentCity records
Fire and rescue services 585 N Franklin Ave Colby, KS 67701 Phone: (785) 460-4454 Fax: (785) 460-4444
Open official site Colby Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
12 more Colby sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Colby, a place of 5,570 people, is the seat of Thomas County. Court and property records sit with Thomas County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kansas. Colby's own offices are in the cards above, and our Thomas County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 10 investigations with a Colby address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $114,934 in back wages agreed for 60 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| JKD, Inc | 1 | $91,437 | 33 |
| Arjun Hospitality | 1 | $7,873 | 7 |
| Mattson Ranch Company | 1 | $7,378 | 5 |
| The Service Oil Company | 2 | $6,079 | 1 |
| Colby Automotive, Colby, KS | 1 | $3,405 | 3 |
| JNH Hotels LLC | 1 | $1,977 | 6 |
| Kansas, County of Thomas | 1 | $1,957 | 1 |
| SPH Farm | 1 | $908 | 5 |
| Crown Inn | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Leo Stephens, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Colby, by back wages agreed; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Kansas wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Voter registration in Kansas is run by the Kansas Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Colby.
Deeds for property in Colby are recorded by the Thomas County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Thomas County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kansas come from the state vital records office, Kansas Office of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.