LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials are investigating a suspicious package found on the second floor of the Nebraska Capitol.

The item found Tuesday afternoon delayed the start of afternoon debate in the Legislature.

Nearby offices were cleared and Capitol staff members were keeping onlookers restricted to the northern side of the building. The area outside the main legislative chambers, beneath the Capitol rotunda, was also blocked off.

Patrick O’Donnell, the clerk of the Legislature, says the item is a briefcase left unattended with some things that “don’t look quite right.”