Report of suspicious package closes Wichita City Hall parking garage

The Wichita City Hall parking garage was closed for about two hours Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious package was reported.

The package was reported to authorities at about 11:50 a.m., police Lt. James Espinoza said. The garage and Central Avenue to the north were closed to traffic while police removed the package.

Nothing that posed a physical threat was found in the package, Espinoza said. The investigation is continuing.

Both Central and the parking garage reopened shortly before 2 p.m.

This story was originally published December 1, 2015 at 1:18 PM with the headline "Report of suspicious package closes Wichita City Hall parking garage."