news_is_open = true;

news_close();

function news_open()
{
    document.getElementById("older_news").style.height = "auto";
    document.getElementById("newslist_toggle").innerHTML = "weitere Meldungen schließen";
    news_is_open = true;
}

function news_close()
{
    document.getElementById("older_news").style.height = "1px";
    document.getElementById("newslist_toggle").innerHTML = "weitere Meldungen...";
    news_is_open = false;
}

function news_toggle()
{
    if (news_is_open) {
        news_close();
    }
    else {
        news_open();
    }
}