The current Post-Star newspaper traces its roots to 1904 with the founding of a paper called The Morning Post.

The newspaper was sold in 1971 by longtime publisher and major shareholder Arthur Irving Sr. to Howard Publications.

[2] The Post-Star is currently owned by Lee Enterprises out of Davenport, Iowa.

On April 20, 2009, the Post-Star won its first Pulitzer Prize, for the editorial work of Mark Mahoney.

Starting July 11, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.